| Medieval English Prose for Women: Selections from the Katherine Group and Ancrene Wisse Revised Edition Contributor(s): Millett, Bella (Editor), Wogan-Browne, Jocelyn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0198119976 ISBN-13: 9780198119975 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $91.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1992 Annotation: The Ancrene Wisse, a guide for female recluses in the West Midlands in the early thirteenth century, and the closely related works of the "Katherine Group," offer vivid and fascinating insights into the religious life of the time. The difficulty of the language however, which skillfully blends Latin and native English stylistic traditions, has made the documents largely inaccessible to all but experts in Middle English. This edition presents the works in a new and readable critical text that includes interspersed translations, notes, a select glossary, and a general introduction, making this volume highly useful to undergraduates and generalists with limited knowledge of Middle English. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - History - Literary Collections | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 828.108 |
| LCCN: 89016014 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Series: Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.48" W x 8.51" (0.79 lbs) 262 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Ancrene Wisse, a guide for female recluses in the West Midlands in the early thirteenth century, and the closely related works of the Katherine Group, offer vivid and fascinating insights into the religious life of the time. The difficulty of the language however, which skillfully blends Latin and native English stylistic traditions, has made the documents largely inaccessible to all but experts in Middle English. This edition presents the works in a new and readable critical text that includes interspersed translations, notes, a select glossary, and a general introduction, making this volume highly useful to undergraduates and generalists with limited knowledge of Middle English. |